26 February 2023 15:16
South Korea: BWI supports unions’ fight vs. state persecution
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) expresses its full support for the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) as they collectively push back against their government’s continuing assault on trade union rights, particularly the right to associate, organise and collectively bargain.Read more...
12 February 2023 23:11
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, BWI will underscore climate justice and a just transition as essential elements in achieving a gender-equal future of work. Read more...
12 February 2023 23:11
The ACE Employees Union (ACEEU), BWI’s affiliate in Pakistan, pushed for a charter of demands to address the fall of real wages in the country due to an economic crisis fueled by growing debt and an abnormal increase in inflation.
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08 February 2023 08:15
Bangladesh on 24 January passed a law that seeks the universalisation of pension schemes towards the social security coverage of Bangladeshi citizens. Read more...
06 February 2023 02:50
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) called for the unconditional release of Tunisian trade union leader Anis Kaabi who was arrested on 1 February 2023 over a strike by toll booth workers.
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03 February 2023 10:36
Histadrut, Israel’s General Federation of Labour is up in arms in opposing legislative moves to restrict the right of workers to mount strike actions. Read more...
03 February 2023 03:20
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), together with its European affiliates, partners and allies, express their highest sense of solidarity to the trade unions and workers who are in the middle of extensive strike actions that hit many countries in Europe.
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29 January 2023 14:22
The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) expresses its deep concern and alarm over the arrest and imprisonment of independent trade union leaders from the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP). Read more...
23 January 2023 07:00
Last 19-20 January, BWI and the National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries (SUNTRACS) visited the Metro Line 3 construction site in Panama and had a meeting with its workers and management.
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